Immigrant of the Day: Ambassador José Andrés – Chef

One of my favorite Washington restaurant’s is restauranteur, ambassador and world-class Chef José Andrés’ excellent Zaytina, a Mediterranean restaurant on 9th Street. Andrés has many other highly successful restaurants in DC as well as Beverly Hills, Las Vegas and Miami. Andrés, born in Spain, has become one of America’s best-known chefs. He won Bon Appetit’s Chef of the Year, the James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Chef and even Time Magazine’s list of 100 of the world’s most influential people.

Ambassador Andrés made headlines in October over the souring of a deal to put a restaurant in Donald Trump’s new hotel in Washington. The chef blamed Trump’s anti-immigrant statements for poisoning the deal.

Greg Siskind is a partner with Siskind Susser, PC - Immigration Lawyers. After graduating from Vanderbilt University, he received his law degree at the University of Chicago. He created the first immigration law web site in 1994 and the first law blog in 1997. He's written four books and currently serves on the board of governors of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He can be reached by email at gsiskind@visalaw.com.